The Wisp construction mastic
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on mastic packages for new-build and refurbishment projects in The Wisp. Send details for a fixed quote.
- Snag items on joints that need redoing before handover
- Failed sealant in an existing building being refurbished
- Missed perimeter joints on a new elevation
Construction mastic for businesses in The Wisp
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
About our construction mastic in The Wisp
Site managers want applicators who turn up with the right cards and paperwork. Our applicators are CSCS-carded, and we are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and we are fully insured. Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm with the quote. The enquiries we see most involve oversized or tapered gaps around new frames and different trades sealing to different standards, across brick and block movement joints, internal decorators’ caulk and sanitary and kitchen joints. Searching for sealant specialists in The Wisp? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
Around The Wisp, city construction ranges from new offices, student housing and flats to the refurbishment of traditional stone buildings. Work comes under Scotland’s own building standards, and our job is to seal to the specification.
Work we carry out in Edinburgh comes with a 12-month guarantee. If an installation problem shows up, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email us and we will arrange a return visit.
- Place
- The Wisp (EH16, EH22, EH15)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
How a job runs
In a busy building, we agree a sequence with your contact so the disruption stays in one area at once. Each area is protected, prepared and sealed, then handed back before the next one starts. Work on a big city site in Scotland normally involves inductions and permits. Tell us the rules and we will work to them.
- First we take quantities off the drawings and read through the specification.
- A fixed quote sets out the scope, the products and the sequence.
- Any site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) is confirmed with the quote.
- Work follows the programme, area by area, as rooms and elevations become ready.
- Each joint is prepared, backed to depth and sealed in the product the specification names.
- Snags are cleared before handover and completed areas carry our 12-month guarantee.
Getting the site ready
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Flag any permit to work we’ll need
Request a quote
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and a fixed quote will follow. To get it moving, call 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
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Towns and villages near The Wisp
What else we do in The Wisp
Work for main contractors and building owners
Facilities managers want contractors who arrive with the paperwork sorted. Let us know the documents you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm them with the quote.
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients book us directly too. We plan around the way the building is used, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.
After the work
Once the work is signed off, these steps help:
- Record the products used in the O&M file
- Ask cleaners to use soft cloths around fresh sealant
- Use the product the specification names
- Get the mastic subcontractor involved early in the programme
Tell the builders’ clean team which areas have new sealant. Scrapers used on frames and worktops can nick or lift a new bead so keep them off the joints.
Oversized gaps are a problem better caught early. Filling a wide gap with sealant alone sets up a failure. We raise them during our first walk of the area.
Sites and facades in and around The Wisp
The Wisp lies within about 2 miles of the sea. Facades and window perimeters on coastal schemes take more wind-driven rain, and salt air nearer the shore, so we check the specified product suits the exposure before the first bead. A 2-mile radius around The Wisp takes in plenty of hotels. Hotel schemes tend to have fixed reopening dates, so the mastic is programmed tightly with the other trades.
Extensions at sites like Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (Little France), 0.6 miles to the west of The Wisp, typically sit beside working departments, and the mastic follows strict access rules. For contractors at a school such as Castlebrae Community High School, sealing has to be finished before term starts. On a campus such as University of Edinburgh Bioquarter, 0.6 miles south-west of The Wisp, new teaching buildings and residences are usually built and refurbished around the academic year.
The Wisp is about 3 miles south-west of Musselburgh, in Edinburgh. Commercial clients in The Wisp can call on us for mastic packages. We work across 174 places in Edinburgh, from busy centres to rural villages.
Anyone looking for construction mastic in EH16, EH22 and EH15 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Buildings on Aspen Road, Friary Road and Campion Road are within our area for mastic packages. Nearby places we also cover include Greendykes (1 mile north-west), Niddrie (1 mile north-east), Niddrie Mains (1 mile north), Little France (1 mile south-west) and Bingham (1 mile north). Bigger towns within reach include Edinburgh (4 miles west), Leith (4 miles north-west), Bonnington (4 miles north-west), Greenside (3 miles north-west), Broughton (3 miles north-west) and Bellevue (4 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in The Wisp
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Craigmillar Castle Park and Portobello Library and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Newcraighall station, about 1.3 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Craigmillar Castle (0.8 miles west) and Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (1.7 miles west). Not far away are Duddingston Loch and Nether Hill.
FAQs: The Wisp
Do you take on work at healthcare sites like Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (Little France)?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
Can being near the sea in The Wisp affect the sealant we need?
It can. Wind-driven rain and, closer to the shore, salt air are harder on external joints. Product choice and preparation matter more, and sea-facing elevations are worth inspecting more often.
What site paperwork can you supply?
Requirements differ from site to site, so list what you need, whether RAMS, insurance or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm with the quote.
Can you work while the building is occupied?
Yes, as long as we plan it. We agree a sequence with your contact so just one area at a time is disrupted.
Who decides which product is used?
If the job is specified, we follow the specification. Otherwise, we recommend a product to suit the joint’s movement, the substrate and the conditions, following the manufacturer’s guidance.
When is resealing likely to be due?
Nobody can honestly give a figure in years, since movement, weather, cleaning and use all affect it. Regular inspection is the best way to catch problems early.
What joints do you seal on a new build?
Window and door perimeters, internal decorators’ caulk where specified, sanitary joints, kitchens, movement joints and snagging. We price to the specification and drawings.
What affects the price in The Wisp
Your fixed quote is built from the real scope. It takes account of:
- The total length or number of joints
- The site’s rules and procedures
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- The size and state of each joint
We don’t publish prices, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. For a fixed figure, call for a quote.
What we need to price the job
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. These details are enough to start:
- The site address and postcode
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Any dates the work must fit around
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? We will quote against your scope and drawings that you can work with. If you have questions first, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
Doing it in-house
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class.
Different surfaces, different methods
Window and door perimeters
A frame gap that’s too wide can’t just be filled with sealant. Gaps outside the product’s range are raised with the site team before sealing starts.
Fire-rated sealant where specified
Fire-rated sealant is one type of fire-stopping product. Other products are used for some services and gaps. Record requirements are agreed with the quote.